Ardross · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ardross

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 72.1% of people in Ardross. This is a linguistically diverse area where a quarter of the population speaks a language other than English at home, which is well above the state average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 25% of residents use another language at home, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. While Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 6.3%, only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.

25.0% ▲ +27.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

2.2% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 2.2%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/language